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Collaborative housing as a response to the housing crisis in Auckland

According to future projections based on current demographic growth trends, Auckland’s population will reach two million in 2033. Since the city is already afflicted by a serious housing crisis, at the beginning of 2017 the newly elected Mayor Phil Goff… Continue Reading →

Thesis Review: Evaluating the Impact of Social Change Catalyst on Urban Community Development: A Case Study of LIN Centre for Community Development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Chau Doan-Bao

In this thesis, the author evaluates the impact of the Listen – Inspire – Nurture (LIN) Center’s model of participatory urban community development in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). It evidences how LIN has supported urban not-for-profit organisations (NPOs) to… Continue Reading →

Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development, Volume 3, Edition 2, 2017

Announcing the publication of Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development Volume 3, Edition 2, 2017. Whanake is a bi-annual digital journal for practitioners and academics who love community development, and is edited by Gavin Rennie and John Stansfield. This issue features articles on… Continue Reading →

Change and Development in Glen Eden, 2017

This report is stage one of a report on change and development issues in Glen Eden. The Waitakere Ranges Local Board commissioned staff of the Social Practice Department of Unitec to carry out a two-stage report. This first stage is… Continue Reading →

Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development, Volume 2, Edition 2, 2016

Announcing the publication of Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development Volume 2 Edition 2 2016, a bi-annual digital journal for practitioners and academics who love community development. Read the journal articles individually on the website, or download the journal… Continue Reading →

Participatory Video and the Pacifica Mamas: A Pilot Project

Emerging literature highlights that in the Pacific, the use of participatory video (PV) is a new trend in research and community action. It can be employed as a tool to empower communities to have agency over their media outputs, meaning… Continue Reading →

Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2015

A bi-annual ejournal for practitioners and academics who love community development, Whanake presents the second issue of 2015. The journal provides space for posing questions, documenting emerging trends in research and practice, and sharing case studies and biographies. Click here… Continue Reading →

WHANAKE The Pacific Journal of Community Development, Volume 1, Edition 1, 2015

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Announcing the inaugural issue of Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development, a bi-annual ejournal for practitioners and academics who love community development.  The journal mission is to serve as a crucible of democracy, where people come together to share… Continue Reading →

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